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Post-WWII drama. Foyle, now working for British Intelligence, is drawn into the world of corrupt Nazi businessmen when a London university professor is found murdered.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
The French DropFebruary 1941: Foyle again pursues a position that would allow him to contribute more to the war effort. But a local murder investigation sidetracks this endeavor as Foyle finds himself caught between rival spy organizations. - 02
Eagle DayFoyle investigates a man found with a knife in his stomach in a bombed out building while son Andrew gets involved in a top secret radar program. - 03
Fifty ShipsAfter Foyle is a guest at a friend's home at a dinner for an important American diplomat, a suicide victim and German agent both are discovered near the house.
Castfull cast & details
Michael KitchenDetective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle
Honeysuckle WeeksSamantha Stewart
Anthony HowellSergeant Paul Milner
Ellie HaddingtonSpecial Operations Executive Hilda Pierce
Daniel WeymanAdam Wainwright #2
Jay SimpsonSergeant Ian Brooke
Tim McMullanArthur Valentine
Julian OvendenAndrew FoyleEpisodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The German WomanOctober 27, 2002The German wife of a rich and influential aristocrat exempted from wartime internment is found decapitated in the midst of anti-German feeli - S01E02
The White FeatherNovember 3, 2002With the English army trapped in France and a German invasion imminent, a Nazi sympathizer is murdered during a pro-Facist meeting at a coun - S01E03
A Lesson in MurderNovember 10, 2002Foyle investigates the suicide of a pacifist and death threats to the judge who ruled against his conscientious objector status. - S01E04
Season's bestEagle DayNovember 17, 2002Foyle investigates a man found with a knife in his stomach in a bombed out building while son Andrew gets involved in a top secret radar pro
Season02
- S02E01
Season's bestFifty ShipsNovember 16, 2003After Foyle is a guest at a friend's home at a dinner for an important American diplomat, a suicide victim and German agent both are discove - S02E02
Among the FewNovember 23, 2003Sam volunteers to go undercover to discover how rationed gasoline is being stolen from a fuel depot, and Andrew becomes a suspect in a murde - S02E03
War GamesNovember 30, 2003When a British food corporation signs a secret agreement with the Nazis to provide essential food services to the enemy during wartime, murd - S02E04
The Funk HoleDecember 7, 2003Foyle's investigation of the death of a young black marketeer and stolen food is interrupted by his suspension on charges of sedition.
Season03
- S03E01
Season's bestThe French DropOctober 24, 2004February 1941: Foyle again pursues a position that would allow him to contribute more to the war effort. But a local murder investigation si - S03E02
Enemy FireOctober 31, 2004February 1941: When a local manor house is commandeered for use as a special burn unit for treating injured RAF pilots, Foyle is called in t - S03E03
They Fought in the FieldsNovember 7, 2004April 1941: Foyle questions three Land Army girls about a murder that occurs on a Hastings farm. - S03E04
War of NervesNovember 14, 2004A.C. Rose orders Foyle to delegate his investigation of black marketing ring and personally look into the possibly seditious acts of a Socia
Season04
- S04E01
InvasionJanuary 15, 2006Early 1942. American troops arrive in Britain and the Corps of Engineers building an airstrip on a Hastings farm is met with resentment. - S04E02
Bad BloodJanuary 22, 2006Foyle investigates the a mysterious disease affecting local farm animals and looks into the arrest of a pacifist accused of stabbing a war h
Season05
- S05E01
Bleak MidwinterFebruary 11, 2007The apparently accidental death of a young woman in a munitions factory becomes linked with the murder of Milner's estranged wife as he fall - S05E02
Casualties of WarApril 15, 2007March 1943: Foyle has his hands full dealing with illegal gambling, sabotage, and his needy goddaughter who shows up on his doorstep with he
Season06
- S06E01
Plan of AttackJanuary 6, 2008April 1944: Milner is unhappy with his new DCS and has asked for a transfer, but after the DCS is killed, Foyle comes out of retirement to r - S06E02
Broken SoulsApril 13, 2008October 1944: Foyle hones in on two murders: an unpopular psychiatrist in a trauma facility and a low security German POW on work release to - S06E03
Season's bestAll ClearApril 20, 2008May 1945: Foyle joins a municipal committee that's preparing for the now imminent V-E Day celebration but soon finds himself investigating t
Season07
- S07E01
Season's bestThe Russian HouseApril 11, 2010It's June 1945 and Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle is still on duty as they are unable to find a replacement for him. He's approached b - S07E02
Killing TimeApril 18, 2010While African American GIs wait for transport home, racial tensions run high at the army base in Hastings, particularly when a black America - S07E03
The HideApril 25, 2010Foyle battles to save a young man accused of high treason from the executioner's noose in a case that will shatter his personal world to the
Season08
- S08E01
The Eternity RingMarch 24, 2013As Foyle returns from a stay in the USA, MI5 agents persuade him to go to their London HQ immediately. - S08E02
Season's bestThe CageMarch 31, 2013The disappearance of a Foreign Office official appears to explain the deaths of a number of Russian agents working for British Intelligence. - S08E03
SunflowerApril 7, 2013Foyle is told by the head of MI5 that eminent art historian Professor Van Haren is actually a high-ranking Nazi whose real name is Karl Stra
Season09
- S09E01
High CastleJanuary 4, 2015Foyle, now working for British Intelligence, is drawn into the world of corrupt Nazi businessmen when London university professor William Kn - S09E02
TrespassJanuary 11, 2015When a young student is badly assaulted, Foyle wonders if the attack is racially motivated as the young man was the son of a wealthy and hig - S09E03
Season's bestEliseJanuary 18, 2015When his colleague Hilda Pierce is nearly killed in an attempted assassination, Foyle must re-examine her top-secret role.
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